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Black Diamond Prospect

Occurrence in Park county in Montana, United States with commodities Iron, Molybdenum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Gold, Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019141
MRDS ID DC08772
Record type Site
Current site name Black Diamond Prospect
Alternate or previous names War Eagle Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.27163, 45.27214 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF CARBONATE MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Needles(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gardiner(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006S 012E 32 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FOR APPROXIMATE CENTER OF SEC 32.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.27163, 45.27214
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 60-73NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralized Contact Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1878

Mining district

District name Cowles-Independence (Boulder River)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Crasnick, Mcleood,
    First year 1950

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 152.4M
    Overall width 28.35M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REED, G, 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, PARK CO., MONT., USBM. INF. CIRC. 7546, P. 54.

  • Deposit

    WEDOW, H, ETAL, 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ABSAROKA PRIM. AREA AND VICINITY, PARK AND SWEETGRASS CO., MONT, USGS BULL 1391-B, P. 35.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-29-1961

  • Deposit

    1950 COMPILE USBM, INF. CIR. 7546

  • Deposit

    1975 GEOCHEM WEDOW, BULL 1391-B

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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